Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order on Thursday forming the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record of abuses by federal agents.
The commission is also charged with documenting the impact of those abuses on families and communities, and recommending actions for justice and reducing future harm.
The commission will investigate past actions by federal officials, according to its chair, U.S. District Judge Rubén Castillo, including the fatal shooting of an unarmed father and Mexican immigrant by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent after the victim dropped off his young sons at school and daycare in the Chicago area.
